Senior Forward Deployment Engineer

Cornerstone Research; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone OnDemand is seeking a Senior Forward Deployment Engineer to design and deploy AI-powered solutions using AWS AI services, Bedrock, and Generative AI. You will bridge Cornerstone’s product engineering with enterprise customer teams to ensure seamless integration of Agentic applications.

You will lead deployments, own solution architecture, and tailor AI-driven solutions for workforce agility at strategic accounts, while staying current with AI trends and delivering measurable value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field (or equivalent experience in senior enterprise technical roles).
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise software deployment, systems integration, or solutions engineering with proficiency in Python, Java, or equivalent.
• 1–2 years of experience deploying or integrating products built on Generative AI, LLMs, or Agentic Frameworks in production enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts (NLP, recommendation systems, LLMs, vector databases, semantic search) to implement AI-native solutions.
• Design and develop scalable APIs and microservices for AI model deployment and MCP integration.

Responsibilities

• Assist with technical deployments and integrations of Cornerstone's AI-native Workforce Agility products at strategic enterprise accounts, ensuring high-impact, successful outcomes.
• Work closely with customer engagements—owning solution architecture, implementation strategy, and long-term adoption planning.
• Partner directly with customers to deeply understand their workforce challenges, then design and deliver tailored AI-driven solutions leveraging Generative AI and Agentic Frameworks.
• Identify and prototype custom solutions — including scripts, APIs, and AI workflow extensions — that accelerate customer time-to-value.
• Stay current with enterprise integration technologies, AI advancements, and industry trends to continuously elevate customer engagements.
• Conduct regular client check-ins, demos, and progress reviews — proactively communicating risks, blockers, and milestones.
• Drive technical decisions by evaluating frameworks, tools, and approaches with a bias for simplicity and long-term maintainability.
• Identify recurring problems and invest in automation, tooling, or process improvements that benefit the broader team.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to both internal engineering discussions and external client-facing presentations.

Skills

Python

Java

Generative AI

LLMs

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

APIs

Microservices

Job description

We're looking for a

Senior Forward Deployment Engineer

This role is Office Based,Hyderabad Office

Senior Forward Deployment Engineer

Cornerstone OnDemand is looking for aForward Deployment Engineer (FDE) who will lead the design, development, anddeployment of AI-powered solutions using AWS AI services, Bedrock, andGenerative AI technologies. You will be responsible for building intelligentautomation solutions and creating custom Gen AI applications serving ascritical bridge between Cornerstone’s product engineering teams and ourstrategic enterprise customer teams to ensure seamless integration and deliveryof Agentic applications. As an FDE, you will drive successful deployments ofAI-powered Workforce Agility products and assist customerneeds intoproduct innovations.

In this role you will…

• Assist with technical deployments andintegrations of Cornerstone's AI-native Workforce Agility products at strategic enterprise accounts, ensuring high-impact, successful outcomes.
• Work closely with customer engagements— owning solution architecture, implementation strategy, and long-term adoptionplanning.
• Partner directly with customers todeeply understand their workforce challenges, then design and deliver tailoredAI-driven solutions leveraging Generative AI and Agentic Frameworks.
• Identify and prototype customsolutions — including scripts, APIs, and AI workflow extensions — thataccelerate customer time-to-value.
• Stay current with enterpriseintegration technologies, AI advancements, and industry trends to continuouslyelevate customer engagements.
• Conduct regular clientcheck-ins, demos, and progress reviews — proactively communicating risks,blockers, and milestones.
• Drive technical decisions by evaluatingframeworks, tools, and approaches with a bias for simplicity and long-termmaintainability.
• Identify recurring problems and invest inautomation, tooling, or process improvements that benefit the broaderteam.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contributeto both internal engineering discussions and external client-facingpresentations.

You've got what it takes if you have…

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in ComputerScience, Engineering, or a closely related field (or equivalent experience insenior enterprise technical roles).
• 3+ years of hands-on experience inenterprise software deployment, systems integration, or solutions engineering —with strong proficiency in Python, Java, or equivalent.
• 1–2 years of experience deploying orintegrating products built on Generative AI, LLMs, or Agentic Frameworks inproduction enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts(NLP, recommendation systems, LLMs, vector databases, semantic search)sufficient to implement AI-native solutions.
• Design and develop scalable APIs and microservices for AI modeldeployment and MCP integration.
• Ownership mindset — yousee things through from start to finish without waiting to be told what to donext.
• Excellent communication skills — ability to articulatetechnical trade-offs to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders withclarity and confidence.
• Demonstrated ability to lead by influence — driving alignmentacross teams, mentoring peers, and raising engineering standards.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to track, prioritize,and deliver across multiple concurrent workstreams independently.
• A bias for action balanced with sound judgment — you move fast butdon't cut corners.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a track record of turning vaguerequirements into concrete, deliverable plans.
• Outstanding problem-solving instincts — able to diagnoseambiguous customer environments quickly and drive toward solutions underpressure.

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Who We Are:

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